Robert Brooke, Commander, son of Thomas Brooke, Hon. and Susan Forster, Lady. Born Jun 3, 1602 at England, died Jul 20, 1655 at Calvert Co., MD, 53 years, buried at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland Alias: REFN: 2145 Colonial Families in the U.S.: COMMANDER ROBERT BROOKE, the emigrant ancestor, arrived in Maryland, 30th June, 1650, with his second wife, Mary MAINWARING, ten children and twenty-eight servants, all transported at his own cost. He was the son of Hon. Thomas BROOKE, and Susan FOSTER, and was b. in Lond, 3d June, 1602; d. 20th July 1655, and is buried at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland; matriculated at Waldham College, Oxford, 28th April, 1618; B.A. 6th July, 1620; M.A. 23d April, 1624; Commission issued to him in London, 20th September, 1650, to erect a new County in Maryland, called Charles, of which he was constituted Commander; made Member of the Council the same day; Head of the Provisional Council under Cromwellian Government 29th March to 3d July, 1652, Acting Governor, 1652. Bozman says he was a Puritan, and Allen that he was a High Church Protestant; certain it is that he stood high in the confidence of the CROMWELL party; m. (firstly) 25th February, 1627, Mary BAKER, dau. of Thomas BAKER of Battell, Barrister at Law, and Mary ENGHAM, his wife, dau. of Sir Thomas ENGHAM of Goodneston, Kent, she died in England, 1634; m. (secondly) Mary MAINWARING, d. 29th November, 1663, dau. of Roger MAINWARING, D.D., Dean of Worcester, and Bishop of St. Davids. He and his sons, Baker & Thomas took the oath of fidelity to the Proprietary, July 22, 1650. He is said to have been the first to settle on the Patuxent River, twenty miles up at De la Brooke. In 1652 removed to Brooke Place, adj. De la Brooke. A lineal descendent of King Fergus II. He emigrated on his own ship and lived only five years after his arrival in Maryland. Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families: ARMS--Checqui or and azure, on a bend gules, a lion passant of the first. CREST--A demi-lion rampant or erased gules. Married Feb 25, 1627 at London, Middlesex, England (6 or 7 years married) to: Mary Baker, daughter of Thomas Baker, Esquire and Mary Engham. Born Feb 25, 1606 at Battle, Sussex, England, died 1634 at England, 27 or 28 years REFN: 2146 REFN17426 Children: 1. Baker BrookeBorn Nov 16, 1628 at Battle, Sussex, England, died 1679 at Brooke Place Manor, Calvert Co., MD, 50 or 51 years REFN: 2312 Colonial Families in the United States: Volume 5 BAKER. b. 16th November, 1628, at Battle, Sussex; d 1679; commissioned Member of the Council of Maryland, 6th May, 1658, and retained this office until his death; was Surveyor General of the Province from 1st August, 1671, until his death; m. 1664, Ann CALVERT, dau. of Gov. Leonard CALVERT and niece of Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, who survived him; m. (second) Henry BRENT, who d. 1693; m. (third ) Richard MARSHAM, who d. 1713. The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, by Thomas Willing Balch, Press of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia 1899 p. 11: "Baker Brooke, eldest son to Robert and Mary Brooke, was born at Battel, November the 16th, being Sunday, at half hour past 9 o'clock in the morning, being new moon the night before, and was baptized the 2d day of December following, his Uncle Thomas Brooke, and his Grandfather Baker, his Godfathers, and his Aunt Foster, wife to Mr. Robert Roster, his Godmother, 1628." Brooke, Baker, St. Mary's Co. 5th Feb., 1697-8 27th May, 1698 To wife Catherine, plantation "De-la-Brooke" during life. Also "Balck Walnut Thicket" situated on the freshet of the Patuxent. To son Baker and hrs, plantation "De-la-Brooke" at death of wife afsd. To son Leonard, "Balck Walnut Thicket" afsd; also 350A., "Brooke Wood" on n. side Matapany Branch. To son Richard and hrs., certain tract of land (unnamed) beginning at mounth of Stony Harbor Ck. To dau. Ann and hrs., "Brooke Forest," "Sumersett," and "Westfield." To son Baker afsd, and hrs., residue of lands. Testator desires his brother Charles to divide the lands among the sd child. To Robert Brooke, priest, personalty. To wife Catherine and child. afsd. residue of personalty. Exs." Father-in-law William Marshall and wife Catherine. Test: Chas. Brooke, Jno. Fenwich, Jno. Field, Thomas Norman. 6.83 MCW 2:142 2. Mary BrookeBorn Feb 19, 1630 at Battel, England, died at England REFN: 2316 The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, England, by Thomas Willing Balch; Press of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia 1899 p. 11: "Mary Brooke, eldest daughter of Robert Brooke and Mary, his wife, was born 1630, at Battel, the 19th day of February, being Saturday, between 2 and 3 of the clock in the afternoon, the moon being new the next day, and was baptized the Sunday following, her Godfather Mr. Thomas Foster, of Battel, and her Godmothers her Grandmother Baker and her cousin Heath." 3. Thomas Brooke, Maj.Born Jun 23, 1632 at Battel, Sussex, England, died 1676 at Calvert Co., MD, 43 or 44 years REFN: 2144 Colonial Families in the U.S.: THOMAS BROOKE, Mayor, of Battle Creek , Calvert Co., MD, was b. at Battel, England, 23d June, 1632, and arrived in Maryland with his father, 30th June, 1650; his will was proved, 29th December 1676; Comm'd 15th June, 1658; Captain, commanding the Militia of Calvert; Comm'd Major, 11th February, 1660; Member of the Assembly, 1663-1666 and 1671-1676, High Sheriff of Calvert Co., 1666-1667 and 1668-1669, Presiding Justice of the County Court from 1667 until his death, excepting the year he served as High Sheriff; he was a Roman Catholic; m. circa 1658, Eleanor HATTON, dau. of Richard and Margaret HATTON, and niece of Hon. Thomas HATTON, Secretary of the Provine. THOMAS BROOKE b. in Battel, England, 23d June, 1632; d. Calvert County, Maryland, 1676, will proved 29th December, 1676; arrived in Maryland with his father, 30th June, 1650; Major of Maryland Militia, 1660; Member of Assembly, 1663-1666 and 1671-1676; Burgess, 1666-1669; High Sheriff of Calvert County, 1666-1669; Presiding Judge, Mayor of Battle Creek and one of the first vestrymen of St. Paul's Parish (Episcopal), Calvert County; m. circa 1658 Eleanor HATTON b. in England, 1642, dau of Richar and Margaret HATTON, and niece of Hon. Thomas HATTON, Secretary of the Province. Eleanor HATTON, widow of Maj. Thomas BROOKE, m. (secondly) Col. Henry DARNALL, of Portland Manor, their daughter Mary DARNALL, at the age of fifteen, m. in 1693, Charles CARROLL, of Doughoregen Manor; their son Charles CARROLL, of Annapolis, and their gd son Charles CARROLL, of Carrollton. 4. Barbara BrookeBorn 1634 at Wickham, England, died at England REFN: 2317 |
2nd marriage Robert Brooke, Commander, son of Thomas Brooke, Hon. and Susan Forster, Lady. Married May 11, 1635 (20 years married) to: Mary Mainwaring, daughter of Roger Mainwaring, D.D. and N.N.. Born at St. Giles in the Fields, London, died Nov 29, 1663 at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland REFN: 2305 REFN17798 Children: 1. Charles BrookeBorn Apr 3, 1636, died 1671, 34 or 35 years REFN: 2318 Never married. 5. Mary BrookeBorn Apr 14, 1642 REFN: 2332 6. William BrookeBorn Dec 1, 1643 REFN: 2333 8. Francis BrookeBorn May 30, 1648, died 1671, 22 or 23 years REFN: 2336 9. Basil BrookeBorn 1651 REFN: 2337 Died in infancy. 10. Henry BrookeBorn Nov 28, 1655, died 1672, 16 or 17 years REFN: 2338 Never married. Twin to Elizabeth Brooke. |